It’s easy to beat yourself up after you do something your body doesn’t like. You think you should know better than to have wine with dinner or sleep in or skip the gym to go to a movie. Don’t be so hard on yourself. As ChronicBabe Editrix Jenni reminds us, progress is not linear.

After recent setbacks added up to frustration, stress and depression, Jenni’s figuring out how to get her self-care back on track. She’s got some great insight and a list of pledges that may help you when you slip. And, perhaps more important, she reminds us that berating ourselves does more harm than good.